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Carol Schmidt

Feb 7, 2004, 9:37 PM

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LATimes article, mention of SMA

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Here's another not-so-positive article on SMA, in Arthur Frommer's current travel article in the LA Times: The article from the LA Times which disses SMA is one of three questions addressed by Arthur Frommer in the travel section. Here's the complete section on SMA plus the link to the entire column. Carol Schmidt http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-budget8feb08,1,1072678.column?coll=la-travel-headlines
Arthur Frommer:

>SAN MIGUEL de Allende is a charming, colonial-era Mexican city much loved by American visitors. But would it be a good place for U.S. retirees to live?

>The question is one of several I've received from readers recently that are of broad interest. I'll discuss some of those topics.

>San Miguel has its pluses; I loved it 20 years ago, but many other Americans did too. So many people settled there that prices for retirement living are among the highest in Mexico. It is far too late to consider San Miguel an exciting discovery — not when a theater offers weekly concerts and English-language lectures of almost exclusive interest to Americans.

>Instead of seeking bargains in a town overrun by U.S. transplants, a savvy retiree should investigate such places as Guanajuato, an hour away from San Miguel de Allende by car or bus. Guanajuato has compelling attractions, including an international airport in nearby León and prices among the lowest anywhere. It is a clean and well-managed city, the site of one of the largest universities in Mexico, and hasn't been discovered yet by many Americans. >....